Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy Quiz Study Guide

Question 1

Kinetic Energy

Answer 1

• The energy of an object due to its motion and position. Usually used to describe a large object.
• The larger an object is, the more kinetic energy it has.
• Ex: mass and velocity

Question 2

Mechanical energy

Answer 2

• the energy of an object due to its motion and position
• usually used to describe large objects
• It is the sum of kinetic and potential energy

Question 3

Non-mechanical energy

Answer 3

• the energy of an object that is NOT due to its motion or position
• usually used to describe an object at it’s atomic level
• Ex: Electrical energy, chemical energy, thermal energy, sound energy

Question 4

Mass

Answer 4

• The larger the mass, the more energy is needed to move an object
• The heavier the object is, the more GPE the object has

Question 5

Velocity

Answer 5

• velocity is another way to measure motion.
• velocity is the speed of an object with direction

Question 6

Potential Energy

Answer 6

• Potential energy is energy stored in an object due to the object’s position

Question 7

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer 7

• Gravitational potential energy is due to elevated positions
• Gravitational potential energy is used at a later time to cause an object to move
• Once the person steps off a diving board, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and the person falls (moves)

Question 8

Gravitational Acceleration

Answer 8

• The free fall acceleration of an object in vacuum without any drag
• This is the steady gain in speed caused exclusively by the force of gravitational attraction

Question 9

Height

Answer 9

• The higher the object is off the ground, the more GPE the object has

Question 10

Gravitational Potential Energy Equation and Unit + Kinetic Energy Equation and Unit

Answer 10

• GPE = mgh
  GPE = (kg)(9.8 m/s) (m)
• KE = ½ mv2
  (Kinetic E: (0.5) (mass) (v x v)